Theory Summary:
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 General organisational problems that many experience as perceived need for innovation |
 Fitting a problem from the organisation's agenda with an innovation |
 The innovation is modified and re-invented to fit the organisation and organisational structures are altered |
 The relationship between the organisation and the innovation is defined more clearly |
 The innovation becomes an ongoing element in the organisation's activities, and loses its identity |
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Source:
'Communication and Community Development for Health Information: Constructs and Models for Evaluation' by John E. Bowes, Review prepared for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region, Seattle, December 1997. Contact Jbowes@u.washington.edu